Iwasawa theory for the symmetric square of a modular form

Iwasawa theory is a powerful technique for relating the behaviour of arithmetic objects to the special values of L-functions. Iwasawa originally developed this theory in order to study the class groups of number fields, but it has since been generalised to many other settings. In this talk, I will discuss some new results in the Iwasawa theory of the symmetric square of a modular form. This is a joint project with Sarah Zerbes, and the main tool in this work is the Euler system of Beilinson-Flach elements, constructed in our earlier works with Kings and Lei.